Battambang, KH – Dara is a good brother and role model – 1 Jul 2016
Dara, a 16-year-old student in Grade 8, has been coming to the CFI learning center for five years. With five siblings and dozens of younger... Read More
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Kikondo, UG – First family sets out to be an example in their community – 29 June 2016
The TMM family is the first family in Kikondo to begin a family vegetable garden. After attending Wamukisa’s garden building training on 1 June 2016... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – SCP saves money from garden to build pig pen – 24 Jun 2016
The SCP family saved enough money by selling vegetables from their vegetable garden to build a small pig pen and start fattening pigs. He said... Read More
Moshi, TZ – New kitchen improves sanitation and efficiency of school breakfast – 13 June 2016
Students and teachers at Mwangaria Primary School are happy to have a new kitchen that will improve the hygiene and efficiency of cooking school breakfast.... Read More
Mt. Kilimanjaro, TZ – Employee celebrates birth of a calf from dairy cow loan – 10 Jun 2016
Lishe Bora garden shop employee Eliza and her family are celebrating the birth of their new calf. They have waited almost six months for their... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – CC imitates brother and expands his organic vegetable garden – 10 Jun 2016
Mr. CC has imitated his brother, CWC, in expanding his organic vegetable garden in order to grow and sell more vegetables. This year, he was... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – SHR uses garden’s income to repair house – 10 Jun 2016
SHR lives with his wife and two children in Peaksneng village. They joined Peaksneng Thormacheat organic vegetable garden program in 2015 and have been able... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Family learns to save and invest as part of VICOBA – 1 June 2016
The ADK family is learning to save and invest money as members of a VICOBA community banking group. As a result of their saving, they recently... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Strong community turn out makes fast work of land-clearing – 6 Jun 2016
Parents at three schools have finished clearing 8 acres which will be used to grow ingredients for school breakfast. The clearing was no small task.... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Recycled plastic containers become low cost watering cans – 3 June 2016
Wamukisa garden shop is helping families improve their lives through small, sustainable steps. They have created a garden watering solution to match their approach. A... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Example families set to lead community in organic vegetable growing – 1 Jun 2016
Wamukisa selected five families to attend their first “Organic Vegetable Gardening: Design & Build” training on Tuesday, May 31. The families were selected by Wamukisa... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Soil nourishing training gets families excited for vegetable gardens – 28 May 2016
Wamukisa held their first organic agriculture training today. Over 20 families came out to attend the training, which focused on the benefits and basic concepts... Read More
Ngara, TZ – Garden shop employee using skills to start new project – 27 May 2016
Elias joined the SODAT garden shop in March 2015. In September of that year he started a vegetable garden with two neighboring families. His experience... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – EL family starts shop with income from garden and livestock – 27 May 2016
EL and his wife started a small shop on the road to Siem Reap where they sell various daily essential items. They built the shop... Read More
Ngara, TZ – School garden club working shoulder to shoulder with garden shop – 20 May 2016
SODAT is expanding its partnership with Mukibogoye Primary School by collaborating to develop a school farm that can sustainably provide daily breakfast to the 800... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Three schools set to pilot sustainable school breakfast farm – 20 May 2016
Three primary schools in Kahe Ward are piloting a new project to sustainably provide daily breakfast to students by growing food at school. Maendeleo, Mwangaria,... Read More
Battambang, KH – Garden helps OCH feed her grandchildren – 13 May 2016
OCH provides her two grandchildren with nutritious food every day and earns extra income for their school fees by maintaining a productive organic vegetable garden!... Read More
Mt. Kilimanjaro, TZ – Student groups learns about the importance of a holistic approach to development – 12 May 2016
Lishe Bora hosted a group of 14 college students for a day of site visits and educational tours. The group came all the way from... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Harvesting water saves time and allows children to focus on studies – 1 May 2016
Mama FMJ no longer tells her children to go collect water when they return home from school. Now she tells them to study and read. After... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Family implements improved water harvesting system following community training – 1 May 2016
The HHM family attended the first Wamukisa water harvesting training on 3 April 2016. After attending the training, the family purchased a 1,000 liter water... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Water harvesting provides relief to busy grandparents – 30 Apr 2016
The GGK family is using water harvesting techniques to bring order to their sometimes chaotic household. Having a harvesting system in place reduces the amount... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Family support helps the KN family recover from house fire – 29 Apr 2016
The KN family experienced a disaster when their house and garden burned down. A neighbor was burning his rice field and the fire got out... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro – Family sets precedent for community by paying back first micro-loan early – 22 April 2016
The MBN family has finished making repayments on their small business loan one month ahead of schedule. On 2 Feb 2016 they received a loan... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Village Community Banking has enough capital to start lending – 18 Apr 2016
The Lishe Bora Village Community Banking (ViCoBa) group in Kilema now has 1,389,000 TZS (US $661.42) in total deposits that they are using to circulate... Read More
Utete, TZ – Garden shop expands planting area to earn income and supply school breakfast – 15 Apr 2016
The KCM Success Group garden shop has started cultivating previously unused farmland in Kindwitwi for the purpose of selling vegetables for income and providing vegetables... Read More
Battambang, KH – GP’s wife earns consistent income from successful pig business – 15 Apr 2016
The Healthy Life Garden Shop has sold their first batch of pigs and earned US$138 profit! The small business employs GP’s wife to take care... Read More
Los Alamitos, USA – Every student should attend leadership training – Apr 2016
Dear Better Lives, I’d like to share why I am so grateful for The Youth Center’s Leadership Academy that I attended last summer. I am... Read More
Kikondo, UG – Wamukisa conducts first community training to improve water harvesting efforts – 3 Apr 2016
Over 30 families attended Wamukisa Support Organization’s first community training. The training focused on the benefits and best practices of water harvesting. With the rainy... Read More
Mt Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora employee finishes paying pig loans, prepares to sell pigs – 1 April 2016
Lishe Bora employee Laurenti has finshed making loan repayments on a pig-fattening loan he received in October 2015. He is especially excited to finish repayments... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – Single mother’s hardwork inspires community – 1 Apr 2016
MSO is a single mother doing her best to provide for her small family. She started her organic vegetable garden with the help of the... Read More